LONOON (BBG Local Radio London, Bedfordshire, Oxford: page 74) · 29 March-4 April 1986 Price 32p \ 29 MARCH-4 APRIL 1986 3 35 Marylebone High Street, London WIM 4AA Tel 01-580 5577 Published by BBC Publications Vol 248 No 3253 © BBC Enterprises Ltd 1986 Editor Brian Gearing Deputy & Art Editor Brian Thomas Programme Editor Hugo Martin Features Editor Veronica Hitchcock Planning Editor Francesca Serpell 4 Cosi fan tutte Jonathan Miller's verst-on 0/ Mozart's 'immoral' opera 9 Q.E.D. hotfoots it down to meet the men who walkonfire Ava Gardner - p 12 10 Hard Travelling National anthems A sculptor makes a voyage round Who will carry the flag jor the UK at this herfather year's Eurovision Song Contest? Judith Simons tu,,?es 2 Ava Gardner in to the contenders (above) Ave Ava in an epic tale of ancient Rome, 'AD,' ASoRt'or ......'7.0 BBC1 aldR Joni Mitchell on the art and TERRY WOGAN is emphatic: 'The Eurovision for me' won the 1976 contest, and sold six million soul ofher music Song Contest is a monument to popular tele­ copies. His 1986 entrY, co-written with brothers vision. I wouldn't miss it for anything!' Stewart and Bradley James, is a ballad called 'No Hear Thisl After 30 years, this event now attracts a easy way to love', sung by Hartlepool lad Colin Films second generation of entrants. Maynard Wil­ Heywood. A one-tbne Top of the Pops dancer, liams, who fronts the group Ryder, is the son of Colin bas also played the part of BaSsanio in The West Side Story actor/comedian Bill Maynard, who once com­ Merchant of Venice at the Old Vic. .. the inside story peted unsuccessfully in A Song for Europe, his Another solo performer is Chad Brown, a 23- son tells me! Gary Osborne, co-author of one year-old former car salesman from Exeter, PROGRAMMES ~umber this year, remembers that his father - Devon, who describes his song 'I'm sorry' as Local Radio conductor Tony Osborne - wrote an .entry long 'slow rock'. Composer Paul Griggs was in the 70s ago for Lita Roza. hit harmony group Guys and Dolls. Timewlllch Though the style of A Song for Europe alters When Kenny Charles, 28, steps up to perform on the women.woo more slowly than in the general pop field, 'Tongue tied' there'll be celebrations at the Duke Maria Aitken - p 82 fought against war changes do happen. The fashion for all-girl of Wellington pub in London's East End. For it groups, for example, has gone. This year all four was there that Roger Daltrey's personal manager Info solo singers are male, and only two groups Ron Monte 'discovered' Trinidad-born Kenny, Freq\lencies incluq.e females. Half the entries are ballads, deCiding his was the ideal voice for this ballad even though Britishjuries have never yet picked written by Ron's friend Jimmy Scott. Della Smith a ballad as the best song. Dramatic interpreta­ Maynard Williams takes time off from the Roger Woddis tion should be good, for three of the performers London hit musical Starlight Express to perform Crossword have been Shakespearean actors. the up-tempo 'Runner in the night', written by The first song aired on Wogan and Radio 2 was Brian Wade and Mo Darbyshire. Williams, 30, letters 'Dreamer', performed by Vanity Fare - a group has been both a keyboards player and (<?nce who were making hits in the late 60s. They have again) a Shakespearean actor. Lizzie a new lead singer, Jimmy Cassidy from Wigan. 'Don't hang up on love' is sung by three-girl, Maria Aitken formerly of the Royal Shakespeare Company. two-man outfit Jump, assembled for this event Paul Nicholas - p 86 follows a Victorian Their song is composed by Valerie Avon (who by composers Paul Curtis and Graham Sacher, adventuress up the wrote Britain's 1974 Eurovision song 'Long live who wrote Britain's 1984 Eurovision entry 'Love Amazon love' for Olivia Newton-John) and their pro­ games' (performed by Belle and the Devotions). ducer is Bobby Gee of Bucks Fizz, who, with Curtis is a true 'man of Eurovision' - since 1978, l'-'=""='~"". ,1l1 1 86 John Craven's 'Making your mind up' in 1981, scored Britain's when his 'Let me be the one' was the British Bick Pages most recent Eurovision triumph. entry, performed by the Shadows, he has made Paul Nicholns sets On the other hand 'DanCing with you again', the UK shortlist almost every year. up house on Radio performed by the trio Palace, is a first try at A Finally, Future - an Edinburgh-based group and Easter Song for Europe by Peter Mason, a 43·year-old of five men and a girl - will sing 'War of the bunnies have composer from Salisbury, Wiltshire. roses', written by group member and former ON S-""'lVRD'AY apicnic In the running once again is Tony Hiller, a 58- opera singer Johnny Warman with his lyricist year-old who has already struck Eurovision gold partner Gary Osborne, whose hits include Elton Cover by Chris Capstick - his Brotherhood of Man song 'Save your kisses John's 'Blue eyes' .• 29 MARCJt-4 APRIL 1986 Joni: both sides 15 Painter or rock star - Joni Mitchell wants to be both. Michael Cable went to Hollywood to meet a woman in two minds days without very much nostalgia. WIIIsIIe Test Extra 'There was no such thing as the TuaRdar 6.0 BBC2 generosity of spirit that we all ,~~= believed in. And the seeds of the 'EXCEPT ON rare· occasions decline of that beautiful era were haven't seen morning for many built into it. It reached a peak at years: confessed Joni Mitchell Woodstock and then the drugs took through a haze of cigarette smoke. over to a debilitating degree.' The 42-year-old singer-song­ She went on to make a ·string of writer, profiled in Tuesday's classic albums that established her Whistle Test Extra, was in the as a major star, And yet she has process of moving into a new 'office' grown disillusioned with the music - a former dressmaker's workshop business and has developed a take-it­ in Santa Monica that she and her or-leave-it attitude to stardom. guitarist husband Larry Klein have 'I'll never have mass appeal - I use converted into a combined music big words,' she says, cynically, 'And room and artist's studio - but she my music has always been an was wondering if she could ever get acquired taste.' After a period in the used to a regular working routine. doldrums her career now seems 'Having an office and going to revitalised by martiage to Klein, 12 ff it's hard for parents to too easy for them to grow up work each day will seem very years her junior. accept that their child is handi· feeling bitter and unwanted. strange,' she admitted. 'I've never Her most recent and different­ capped, imagine how hard it The Invalid Children's Aid tried to operate like·that before. I've sounding album Dog Eat Dog won always been very impulsive. My critical acclaim. But she says: must be for the child. Association has been working songwriting has generally been 'Under the terms of my contract I Whether they have a with handicapped children for done late at night, in solitude.' have three more albums due after crippling disease or a speech the last 97 years. Joni, an ex-art student, who has this one and then 1 will probably problem, handicapped children Throughout our history we've recently taken up painting se­ retire from music. The business has have to live with the constant relied on Y0~r generosity to help tiously, held her flrst exhibition in become very tight and commercial­ Los Angeles last year. 'I have been minded in the 80s and it's increa­ rejection and lack of under· us run our schools, centres and painting in my living-room at home singly difficult to maintain the standing they come up against work projects. in Malibu but the trouble with that integrity of your music. It's gotten With skilled help and a great We may never be able to is that you get torn between artistic too complicated for me.' deal of patience children can help all the haff a million hand~ expression and house proudness,' She can also foresee a time when learn to come to terms with capped children in Britain. she explained. 'I was pulling my she will want to move away from punches because I didn't want to be her beloved California. 'What 1 their handicaps. In some cases But if you mention us in your faced with cleaning up the mess.' really want is some place where I they can even overcome them Will or help us today, you will be With the beret that· has become can grow old naturally. Hollywood and lead perfectly normal lives. giving more children a decent something of a trademark clamped is a terrible town to grow old in - But without that help it's all chance in life. carelessly on one side of her head, especially with Dynasty and those she looks much more like an artist kinds of facelift shows taking prece· Please send me more information about ICAA.I enclose a donation of £ ___ than a rock star, Painting was her dence on the air. o fITSt love and it was while studying 'I know soon that the same thing Name art in Galgary that the small·town will be getting into the music busi· Address ____________ girl from the Canadian prairie lands ness.